I am so excited to welcome the talented illustrator Hoda Hadadi to my blog today. My words are in bold! … More
Category: children’s books
What Social Media Doesn’t Tell You…
The squares don’t always show the truth. Something I hate about social media is the perfection of it all. On … More
ANISA’S INTERNATIONAL DAY Interview: Illustrator Aaliya Jaleel
I’m excited to welcome and interview talented illustrator Aaliya Jaleel who created beautiful art for ANISA’S INTERNATIONAL DAY. I’d always … More
Milloo’s Mind, Sneak Peek!
So excited to share this new picture book of mine that is close to my heart, MILLOO’S MIND. It’s illustrated … More
What it Feels Like to Launch a Book
If you have a book coming out, CONGRATULATIONS! When you first get the offer for your book, you may feel … More
GOLDEN GIRL Cover Interview: Illustrator Anoosha Syed
Thank you so much Anoosha for bringing the cover of GOLDEN GIRL to life! I’m delighted to interview you! Anoosha … More
The Box
The box has the words NEW RELEASE stamped on it with black ink and is sitting on my doorstep. It’s … More
My Writing Journey
I participated in a #kidlit Pakistani author-illustrator story hop on Instagram and thought I’d share my writing journey via images … More
A Lesson from Tomatoes
I’ve been tackling a middle grade novel and was googling gardening things for a book (probably all my books for … More
My Author’s Visit to Buffalo, New York!
Last weekend I was honored to be invited to the 2019 KidsLit Week and the 5th Annual WNY Children’s Book … More
2 New Books Deals (!!) and 5 Fun Things…
Today is Z’s last day of first grade. I can’t believe she will be a second grader, the grade I … More
Book Review: A Quranic Odyssey
Author Umm Muhemmed wrote this enlightening book, A Quranic Odyssey. The book is illustrated by Azra Momin and is written for an … More
Eggs to Eggs, Smiles to Smiles…
This summer I haven’t strung my words together just so. Rather than write, I peruse blogs of mothers who have … More
12 Beautiful Things
12 Beautiful Things I’ve Enjoyed: Video: Japanese high schoolers seeing a chick hatch outside its egg. Mind boggling! Do you dream … More
“The Green Bicycle” Book Review!
Recently I got the chance to ride my bicycle again after quite some time, meaning many months. I used to … More
9 Non-Goals
Last year, I was inspired by blogger Erin Loechner, who instead of writing resolutions wrote non-goals in 2015 and 2016. Gentle ways … More
ALA’s Notable Children’s Books – 2016
I’m still learning the ways of the publishing world since I’m a first-time author. I always get a thrill of … More
Round Up: My Favorite Blogs, Books, and Podcasts!
“It’s lunchtime again – Brian’s least favorite part of the day. Another twenty l-o-n-g minutes of kids talking and laughing … More
Reassuring Weight
“Piglet sidled up to Pooh from behind. “Pooh!” he whispered. “Yes, Piglet?” “Nothing,” said Piglet, taking Pooh’s paw. “I just … More
Rosy Warmth
I’ve been reading lots of chapter books lately. Classics and New books and books on book lists and books full … More